noun
1 killing sb as an official punishment
ADJECTIVE
▪ public
▪ mass
▪ judicial
▪ extrajudicial
▪ federal , state (both esp. AmE )
▪
a senator's request to suspend federal ~s
▪ state-sponsored ( esp. AmE )
▪ arbitrary , summary
▪
Human rights organizations have accused the army of summary ~s.
▪ political
▪ mock
▪ scheduled
▪
the hours before his scheduled ~
▪ imminent , impending
▪ juvenile ( AmE )
▪
the Supreme Court decision to ban juvenile ~s
VERB + EXECUTION
▪ order
▪
The tribunal ordered the ~ of 42 coup plotters.
▪ face
▪
If caught, the men could face ~.
▪ await
▪
prisoners who are on death row awaiting ~
▪ suffer ( formal )
▪
She was taken prisoner and suffered eventual ~.
▪ escape
▪ delay , postpone , stay , suspend
▪
The US Supreme Court refused to stay the ~.
▪ halt , stop
▪ oversee
▪
The army oversaw the trial and ~ of the king.
▪ carry out
▪
Executions were carried out in the prison yard.
▪ attend , watch , witness
EXECUTION + VERB
▪ go ahead , take place
▪
A bell was tolled when ~s took place.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ by
▪
~ by hanging
PHRASES
▪ a stay of ~
▪
The judge had granted a stay of ~.
2 carrying out a plan/order
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective ( esp. AmE ), successful
▪
the successful ~ of the plan
▪ proper
▪
proper ~ of the exercise
▪ flawless , good , perfect , precise
▪
great ideas and flawless ~
▪ poor
▪
the poor ~ of the film
VERB + EXECUTION
▪ delay , stay ( law ), suspend ( law )
▪
The court has discretion to stay or suspend ~ of the order. ( BrE )
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of your duty
▪
She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the ~ of his duties.